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Build Your Yoga Business with Substance and Soul
Many of us yogis are also creative business owners. This savvy business article was shared by our friend Brooke Roberts at Yoga Travel Tree who is launching her Soulful Business Bootcamp this October 2014. Thanks for the insights Brooke! DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH SUBSTANCE IN YOUR BUSINESS? When growing your…
Gratefulness- Kṛtajñatā
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day, we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky,…
A Satire called ‘Sadhana’
Sadhana – a word that has been mentioned in every mythical ancient Indian text there is to find. From the bright maroon and yellow colored foreheads of Varanasi in India to white clothed Hindu priests of the South. Everyone talks about one thing and one thing only: “Increase your Sadhana”….
Yoga Between Myth and Reality
Goran is a teacher from Croatia who decided to take on a personal challenge of writing an article in a language VERY different from his mother tongue. Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone Goran by sharing this article in English to inspire us members of Yoga Trade to…
How I Manifested My Dream Through Yoga Trade
It was only a month after I started practicing yoga that I knew I wanted to get my yoga teacher training. I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to teach but I knew that I wanted to know yoga. I wanted to know yoga like a mother knows her child….
Confessions of a Volunteer
Lindsay Samuels is a volunteer at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa in Costa Rica. She volunteers in the garden and teaches yoga in exchange for room and board. Just one of the many amazing opportunities one can connect to within the Yoga Trade community. Thanks you Lindsay for sharing your…
My Sweet Spot
Bali is breathtaking. The bustle of the small city of Ubud is abundant with cozy cafes offering organic food, juices, and sweets. Colorful sarongs line the streets as smiling locals appear from their shops, and ancient temples garnished with Ganesha nestled into lush gardens, seduce the Western eye. The island…
Kshama
Kshama. Be here. Be now. Be present. Be patient. Release time from your thoughts, this moment only exists now. Have patience when you eat, talk and most of all, listen. Be patient and tolerant towards others. Be tolerant with yourself and your body. Don’t expect the entire world to adjust…
Thirty Days of Sun
This past June, my wife and I decided to drive across the continent from Anchorage, Alaska and Long Beach, New York to visit friends and family. It was to be an epic endeavor! Besides the practical side of planning such a journey, we had one great concern. What about yoga?…
Transitions
In yoga, like in real life, breakthroughs are exciting. The first time your legs float into headstand or fly to chattaranga from crow brings a rush of energy and lightness not unlike the feeling of landing that dream job or a first date with a person with whom you just…
Light on Mr. Iyengar
This beautiful piece was shared by Chanti Mai, www.chantimai.com. May the light of Iyengar always be in our hearts. Beloved spiritual teacher and yoga pioneer has passed away this morning at the age of 95. He has a huge impact on yoga in the Western world. For me he was…
Breaking Up
Breakups are heart wrenching. We’ve all been through them. Your whole world is turned upside down. Hopes, dream,s and expectations dissolve like dust. You wander aimlessly through your life, struggling to put one foot in front of the other. Simply acknowledging we weren’t happy was the first step. Initially I…
The Power of Meditation
Imagine waking up in a field of sunflowers, lying on a soft patch of grass with the sun’s warm rays kissing your skin. Where you choose to go from this paradise is up to you. You can stay in the bliss that stillness offers you or wander around the field…
I Believe In Mermaids
I took this picture quite a while ago, at the beach where I grew up. When I was a little girl, my mom always took my sister and me to the beach and we would see this mermaid engraved in a rock, right at the water. It has something beautifully…
Faith Connections
There is a saying about India that goes around between travelers: “India, you love it or you hate it”. There is no road in between! India, the Holy Land of Mysticism, where pilgrims take a bath in the Ganges with women doing the laundry a few meters further away. The…
Olympian Jamie Anderson Talks Yoga
There are so many amazing athletes from Lake Tahoe. Here we catch up with Jamie Anderson, the gold medalist in women’s slopestyle snowboarding at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. She has been an avid yogi for the past few years here she gives us a little bit of…
#NatureInspiredYogi Winner
For the last two weeks in July, @yogatrade ran a #natureinspiredyogi photo contest on Instagram. We received over 750 entries! Thank you to everyone who entered, we were truly amazed with all the great photos. The winner was announced on August 1st as @tayeg (Taylor Godber), for her beautiful shot…
Calling all Dreamers
This article was kindly shared with us by Nikki Belcher. She is the retreat director at El Coco Loco Resort in Nicaragua and is the resident yoga teacher for Surf with Amigas (Women’s Surf and Yoga Retreats). As an experienced and devoted yoga teacher, she talks about the benefits of Yoga Nidra. …
Miracles & Munchin’
As we flow thru life, we often meet people who have that special spark. Here, we catch up with one of these people, Amanda Christian. A dedicated yogi, writer, mountain biker, nature lover, and business woman. Amanda lifts you up when you need it most! On your website you say…
Jungle Soul Table & Avocados
Get inspired by Avocados and Jungle Soul Table! Blakely Stein is a beautiful yogini, passionate foodie, surfer, and lover of life. Here she shares “Avocadorotica” a wonderful article that was originally posted on Food and Wine and can be found on her site Lady Love Food. In the heat of the day,…
The Yoga Trade Experience
Read first hand about what it is like to participate in a Yoga Trade (www.yogatrade.com) opportunity! Here Raquel Alexandra inspires as she writes about her Yoga Trade experience at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa: Blue Osa magically appeared to me from the depths of the internet, as I searched for…
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